The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-06-30

hut one of the committee. and that one has
been so enlightened by recent events in this
city and county, that ncNt year he will no
doubt he found voting with the true temper
nnec party-tlc Republican party. Last year
he discountcnanccd the organization of :, third
party in This county. \ poor excuse il said 10
be better than none, but an excuse that is no
excuse III all. becau>c founded on falsehood. is
worse than none. And that is the nature of
the excuse of the police Judge for refusing 10
do his duty.
A citizen of Brooks who Visited Belfast IN
business last week returned home feeling
much better than when he came. Mention
was made OF the raj cad, when the Brooks
man remarked that. ~ Belfast folks have
got things fixed now That we shall ncNer
realize one dollar from or railroad stock"
When asked where lie rot biz Information he
said, "Why. that is what the. tell US of
course everybody we'll understands who is
meant by "thcy. The word 10 doubt III
cluies the alleged Republican who went to
Brooks TO work for the defeat OF Il part of the
Republican ticket last September. However.
the Brooks man WA, told that over $500 had
already been declared on the stock held by the
town Of Brooks, which would undoubtedly re-
ceive at least $500 per year from Hi, source
during the life Of the present lease to the
Maine Central, and 10y that time. under the
present plan for refundn@. The DEBT of the
town will lie wiped out. What ".h'y say is
not TO be believed
The Boston Herald published a statement
that the late Mr.. DeI'auw. of New Albany.
Ind. had left a fortune of $1,000. 900. all
acquired in GAS making, and credited this
fortune 10 a protective tariff The Herald was
informed by a correspondent that Sir. De
PauW did not leave one fifth OF this amount
that portion was made from other sources
than glass manufacturing, and that his glass
works are reported in Il condition where they
would not bring Il sum TO cover their cost. DO
you think this correction troubles the Herald:
Not Il bit of it. That >tatInch pro-Lnyrish
paper promptly suggests that the condition of
the works is due to protection. and suggest "a
little free trade as remedy. With the Herald
h'l roads lead to Cleveland and free trade.
1t is reiterated that tine President has ,cci,l-
ell TO appoint Secretary Lamar TO tie vacancy
on the Supreme Bench caused by the death of
Associate Justice Woods. There is but one
reason for this appointment. and that * only
operative with the present Administration
the fact that Mr.. Lamar is Il Southern man.
There are many and urgent reasons why he
should not be appointed to this position. FIR
which he is unfit mentally and physically. lie
cannot properly perform the duties OF the
Office he now holds, which require an active
business man with executive ability, while
Mr.. Lamar is IN invalid. inlolcnt, and a
dreamer, to whom the practical world is all
unknown.
\ special from Columbus. o., to the New
York sun says The first Gun in the great
Blaine Sherman fight in Ohio has been fired in
Lima, and has resulted in 4 victory for the
Blaine forces. In tie tien county republican
convention saturday afternoon. a resolution
WAS offered by eX-Po>tma>ter Waldorf instruct
ing delegates to the state convention 10 vote fer
a resolution pledging ohio'> vote to John Shcr-
man for president in lsS$. Amid great excite
ment and misses the resolution was voted down.
the vote being 50 for Blaine and 81 for >hcr-
man.
The 24th was Il second BLACK Friday" on
Wall street. The \. \. Evening sun of that
day says
The disaster to the wheat clique in Chicago,
the coffee clique in New York. and the @as
clique in Baltimore. in which Mr.. Robert Gar
fett has just burned his fingers for a quarter of
a ambition, coupled with the ruin of a national
bank in Cincinnati. and the finger of suspicion
pointed to banks in every direction. brought
about yesterday and to-day complete with
,lrawal of public confidence from every Specil-
iaiiye enterprise in the United States. \ shud-
der of distrust and fear passed over every COM
inercial centre from London to san Francisco.
The Mayfowcr, Saehem. Huron, Shadow
and Adrienne We're winners in the respective
classes at MarbIchcad Thursday. The May
flower beat the Galatea - minutes. II was
"cutter weather. and Lieut.. Hem of the Gal
atea admits that he was fairly and squarclv
beaten. 1t will be seen that the Burgess boats
We're to the fore as usual.
We omitted to mention last week that Ben
Bunker and the ring organ in. this city have
nominated Congressman Milliken's SUCCESSOR:
but our genial NJ. G. does not look as if he had
been kept awake nights by this attempt to
anticipate the duty of Republican convention.
The 2Gth was a wet Sunday in New York.
The courts have declared the law off so far as
it relates to hotel keepers supplying their guests
with drinkablcs to accompany catabIes. This
decision of the bench is literally interpreted in
the interest of the bar.
The Bangor Commercial says that ''the bus
tic has got a strong hold on the dear girls'
This is encouraging, formerly this article
not unfrequently became divorced from its
wearer thereby causing much embarrassment.
JEFF. Davis does not want to have the captur-
ed battle flags returned. lie will carry his
point at last.